Man killed on birthday by speeding driver: 'I'm still in shock'

Video: Speeding driver hits three, two shot on Far South Side

Chicago Tribune reporter, Adam Sege, reports on an accident in which a 17-year-old speeding driver hit 3 pedestrians on the South Side, and that two people were shot in a parked vehicle on the Far South Side. (Posted on Sept. 25, 2013)

Chicago Tribune reporter, Adam Sege, reports on an accident in which a 17-year-old speeding driver hit 3 pedestrians on the South Side, and that two people were shot in a parked vehicle on the Far South Side. (Posted on Sept. 25, 2013)

They were crossing the street, about a block from his home, when all three of them were struck by a car speeding south of Blackstone Avenue at 82nd Street around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, according to police and family.

Ratcliff was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at 9:41 p.m., according to the Cook County medical examiner's office.

A 21-year-old man with him was taken to Jackson Park Hospital and was listed in good condition. The third person, a 31-year-old woman, was taken to South Shore Hospital, where her condition was stabilized.

“I’m still in a fog’’ said Ratliff's mother, Carolyn Ratliff. “I’m still in shock."

Police say the speeding car, a 2013 Volkswagen Jetta, was driven by a 17-year-old boy who tried to flee the scene on foot. The driver was arrested and charges were pending.

The Jetta had also struck a 2012 Pontiac Sunfire traveling west on 83rd Street, police said, but the driver of that car refused medical treatment.

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